Navi Mumbai: Two booked for impersonating IRDAI officials, duping man of Rs 28.8 lakh

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The Navi Mumbai police have registered an offence against two persons for duping man for Rs 28.8 lakh. According to the police official, the two allegedly posed as officials from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and cheated the victim.

On Friday, the Cyber police station in Navi Mumbai registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act.

The accused has been identified as Shivam Agrawal and Rajendra Prasad, the official informed.

:The complainant has alleged that the duo, posing as IRDAI officials, approached him between July and September 2023 and offered to help him claim the money he had accumulated in his insurance policy with a private insurance company," the police official said.

"They allegedly took Rs 28.8 lakh from the complainant in the form of state fund transfer, security deposit, income tax charges, TDS warrant letter, RBI fund release charges, and final closing charges," the official said.

"When the complainant made these payments online and enquired about the policy money, the accused started giving him evasive replies," he said.

So far, no arrests have been made in the case.

(with inputs from PTI)